László Szabó
László Szabó (born 24 March 1936) is a Hungarian actor, film director and screenwriter. Since 1952, he has appeared in more than 120 films. These include seven films that have been screened at the Cannes Film Festival. He was born to Béla Szabó and Margit Gulyás. Between 1954-1956 he was a student at the Budapest University of Technology , during which he performed in an amateur theater group. He applied to the Theater and Film Academy as an actor, but was not accepted. He left the country in the fall of 1956 and went to Paris . Like the French new wavers, he also visited Henri Langlois ' "liberty university of film history" at the Cinématheque, watched the film series, met and talked to the directors who presented their films, and while writing in the "cahiers", interviewed Buster Keaton together with Jacques Rivette . He and a friend dropped by on the set of Chabrol (Cousins), from whom he immediately received a one-sentence role. And in his next film, Locked with the Key , a longer one. After that, Godard gave him the role of the interrogator in The Little Soldier , which was followed by other roles in more recent Godard films. He is the favorite character actor of all the directors of the new wave, everyone has a role for him, they entrust him with strange, boho characters, who always have some disturbing and annoying ulterior motives. He also took a liking to directing, and made two new-wave French films. Truffaut wrote an appreciative review of the amusing film noir The White Gloves of the Devil . Zig-Zig was played by the new wave's favorite anti-star actress, Bernadette Lafont , and a cool star, Catherine Deneuve . This is also where the self-confidence and sardonic pungency of the new wavers can be felt. Like all actor-directors, he brought out the best in his actresses, skillfully mixing dark humor and tenderness. In the meantime, from the end of the 1960s he appeared in Hungarian films, and after many character roles, he got the lead role from Zsolt Kézdi-Kovács : Miklós Dibusz, the big snooty, sumák organizer, The nice neighbor . His first and so far the only Hungarian-French direction was based on Nándor Gion's novel: Sortűz for a Black Buffalo , and his first and so far only Hungarian direction: The Man Who Slept During the Day
The Last Metro
(Lieutnant Bergen)
Pierrot le Fou
(L'Exilé Politique (uncredited))
La Barricade du Point-du-Jour
(Léo Frankel)
The Doll
The Alchemist and the Virgin
(Charlie Rosen)
The Last Judgement But One
(A másik nyomozó)
Godard's Passion
(Laszlo)
The Big O
(Kovacs)
Full Moon in Paris
(Painter at Cafe)
The Sentinel
(Pamiat)
Made in U.S.A
(Paul Widmark)
Male of the Century
(The gangster)
Adoption
(Jóska)
Abandoned
(Policeman)
Cold Water
(Le père de Gilles)
Son of Gascogne
(Self)
Ophélia
Mr. Universe
Dossier 51
(Sarah Robski's contact)
Le Petit Soldat
(Laszlo)
Paroles et musique
(Alain)
L'Affiche rouge
(Joseph Boczov)
Special Delivery
(Le gardien)
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
Happening
Playing 'In the Company of Men'
(Claude Doniol)
Seaside, Dusk
Wrong-doers
(Írnok)
Parc
(Balthazar Rutuola)
Pleure Pas My Love
The Punishment
The Children Play Russian
(Jack Valenti: The producer)
Gardens in Autumn
The Fatal Shot
(Bandi)
Unruly Heyducks
Temporary Paradise
(László / Gérard)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
(Russian Interrogator)
Modré z neba
Place Vendôme
(Charlie Rosen)
Valparaiso, Valparaiso
(Lazlo)
Judith Therpauve
Favourites of the Moon
(Terrorist)
Weekend
(L'Arabe (uncredited))
Rome Roméo
(Producer)
Up, Down, Fragile
(Le père de Louise (voice))
The Confession
(Secret police man)
Minden szerdán
(Gazsi)
Le Grand Escroc
(The Police Inspector)
The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
(Police Inspector (segment "Le Grand escroc"))
Rue du Pied de Grue
(Inspecteur Paluche)
Alphaville
(Chief Engineer (uncredited))
Tolérance
(Bernheim)
Liberty at Night
(Le marionnettiste)
Mange ta soupe
(Father)
Légitime défense
Vivre Sa Vie
(Injured Man (uncredited))
A Nice Neighbor
Accroche-cœur
(Friend director)
Love on the Ground
(Virgil (as Laszlo Szabo))
Ismael's Ghosts
(Henri Bloom)
On appelle ça… le printemps
(Jean)
Laissé inachevé à Tokyo
Le Testament d'un poète juif assassiné
(Paul Hamburger)
Salut, voleurs!
(Jo)
The Song of Roland
(Duc Naimes / Chevalier hongrois)
Stand Up Crabs, the Sea Is Rising!
(Le directeur)
Do You Know Sunday-Monday?
(Szabó mérnök)
The Mysterious Death of Nina Chereau
(Marais)
Le Désir attrapé par la queue
Esther Kahn
(Ytzhok Kahn)
The Vulture
(Kovács százados)
The Last Summer
Cinématon
(N°282)
À double tour
(Vlado)
Laços de Sangue
(Pastelero)
Katia
((uncredited))
Cinématon XXIX
(N°282)
The Outskirts of Alphaville
Silence and Cry
(Detective)
Un an
(Poussin)
The Girl
(Francia autós (uncredited))
Binding Sentiments
(Szõlõsgazda)
La Page blanche
(Le père de Gilles)
Deuil en 24 heures
(Pollock)
Zig Zig
(Director)
Volley for a Black Buffalo
(Director)
Volley for a Black Buffalo
(Writer)
The White Gloves of the Devil
(Writer)
The White Gloves of the Devil
(Director)
Zig Zig
(Writer)
Winter Wind
(Assistant Director)
Point mort
(Writer)
The Man Who Slept at Daylight
(Screenplay)
The Man Who Slept at Daylight
(Director)